Welcoming the NIU delegation, Y shared that the HCMA has over 200 international partners from more than 60 countries and international organisations, including many long-standing and important partners in the RoK. In particular, it has maintained close cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Samsung Group, especially in the field of education over the past 10 years.

It has also collaborated with the Korean National Diplomatic Academy and the Korea Institute of Human Resources Development through research programmes and thematic exchanges for Vietnam’s strategically planned officials.

The head of the NIU delegation said that her delegation consists of trainees who are mid- to senior-level officials from government agencies and local authorities. The purpose of their visit is to study Vietnam’s administrative system, public policy, and the role of civil servants.

According to Nam, the delegation is interested in Vietnam’s civil servant training policies, public administration models. Through the visit, they also sought to explore Vietnam’s models for training political personnel and developing strategic and administrative policies, especially the establishment of systems that connect central and local governments, as well as one locality with the other to achieve common socio-economic development goals.

Korean reporter remembers days before April 30,1975 victory

As Vietnam approaches the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and nation reunification on April 30, Ahn Byung Chan, a former reporter for the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Hankook Ilbo newspaper, well known for his reports from Southern Vietnam before 1975, recalled memories of those days 50 years ago.